With Trump as president, can TikTok in the U.S. survive?

The TikTok logo on a cellphone. (Michael Dwyer / Associated Press) The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when President Donald Trump moved to ban the popular video app because of national security concerns. That set off four years of back-and-forth between the app’s Chinese owners and … Read more

Column: These young Latinos backed Derek Tran in a race where every vote is crucial

Chispa members Hairo Cortes, left, Bulmaro Vicente, Hector Bustos and Jennifer Rojas in downtown Santa Ana. (Michael Blackshire/Los Angeles Times) The $254,000 that Chispa spent in this year’s most expensive U.S. House race barely registers as a drop in the proverbial bucket. The money, which the Santa Ana-based nonprofit used to campaign for Democrat Derek … Read more

Motor Mouth: Is Jaguar going to make it?

One of the industry’s most storied marques is taking a head-long plunge into electric vehicles—just as the market stagnates David Booth in the Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid prototypePhoto by Jaguar You chose a fine time to leave me, Lucille! Kenny Rogers’ lament to the tragedy of inopportune timing A Jaguar C-X75 movie car modified into a … Read more

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Women make up nearly half of the California Legislature, setting a new record in Sacramento

Even in a state known for crafting first-in-the-nation progressive laws and leading on reproductive rights, men have long outnumbered women in the California Legislature. The Capitol’s male-dominated culture was evident when hundreds of women spoke out about sexual harassment during the #MeToo movement. Then came the shocking image of a masked lawmaker carrying her newborn … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Except for language, Filipino culture is very much Latin. History shows why

L.A. City Council member-elect Ysabel Jurado arrives at an election night party in Highland Park on Nov. 5. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Gustavo Arellano writes that Ysabel Jurado, the council member-elect for L.A.’s 14th District, is not Latina. He says she is the “first L.A. council member of Filipino heritage.” … Read more

Letters to the Editor: Regardless of Trump, the battle against climate change is picking up. Let’s keep it going

A U.S. Postal Service worker inspects trucks in a flooded area of New Port Richley, Fla., after Hurricane Milton on Oct. 11. (Mike Carlson / Associated Press) To the editor: The climate is in crisis. Last year, the average global temperature was 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, a tipping point for much greater … Read more

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